501 West 51 Street, Manhattan
A 1900 indoor public assembly building on West 51 Street with 94 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
501 West 51 Street is an indoor public assembly building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010800028). The property is zoned C6-3, on a 13,122 sq ft lot, with 7 floors and 54 residential units. It was built in 1900. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 94 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1010800028 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 4 |
| Neighborhood | Hell's Kitchen |
| ZIP code | 10019 |
| Zoning district | C6-3 |
| Building class | P5 — indoor public assembly building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 13,122 sq ft |
| Floors | 7 |
| Residential units | 54 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| FAR | 5.97 built · 7.52 max residential · 6 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 6 open Department of Buildings violations
- 7 open ECB (OATH) violations — $25,000 in penalties due
- 81 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNSAFE (latest filing 2021-11-29)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.